Becker’s Spine Review

From new partnerships and launches, here are six developments from Globus Medical so far in 2025. 1. OsteoCentric Technologies entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Globus Medical. OsteoCentric’s MIS Bone Preservation Tapping Technology & Instant Interlocking Thread-form is the…

Becker’s has reported on eight professional athletes having orthopedic surgery since April 1. 1. Dharmesh Vyas, MD, PhD, performed knee surgery on Tanner Howe, a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins, at UPMC St. Margaret Harmar Outpatient Center in Pittsburgh. The…

Stryker’s OptaBlate, the company’s first basivertebral nerve ablation system earned FDA 510(k) clearance. OptaBlate is used for a minimally invasive, target procedure for chronic vertebrogenic low back pain, according to a May 19 news release. It achieves at least a…

Phoenix-based OrthoArizona is opening five new facilities in the metropolitan area by 2027, according to a May 19 report from ABC 15. In addition, the system plans to expand five more existing sites. The five new facilities are surgical centers,…

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the highest-paid athlete in the world in 2025, according to a May 16 report from Forbes. Mr. Ronaldo brings in an estimated $275 million annually before taxes and agent fees between his on-the-field…

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jared Jones will visit Keith Meister, MD, on May 20, to have an ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his right elbow examined, according to a May 18 report from Trib Live. Dr. Meister is a sports medicine…

Inder Perkash, MD, a spinal cord specialist at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine, has died at 91, according to an obituary published by the health system. Dr. Perkash was an emeritus professor of urology at Stanford, where he specialized in treating disabled…

Patient care does not immediately end for orthopedic surgeons after exiting the operating room.  While the surgery itself is the crux of the process, several other factors, including pre- and post-operative care, play into how well a patient will recover. …

PELTO Health partners has made three key developments so far in 2025 to support its practices. 1. PELTO Health Partners made new appointments to its board of directors. Frank Aluisio, MD, of Durham, N.C.-based EmergoOrtho is the new board chair.…

An orthopedic surgeon who was fired from Harbor-UCLA in 2024 brokered a deal with Los Angeles County to allow him to retire from the West Carson, Calif.-based hospital, Daily Breeze reported May 18. Louis Kwong, MD, who faced multiple complaints…